bobbyA

Bobby, I think the difference in your case is your fiancé actually got the Td shot. She was for sure as complete as possible on that date. She couldn't have the extra doses that same day. The child getting a true immigrant visa wasn't going to go through AOS. He would be a permanent resident the day he entered the US. so at his interview in China was his only chance to pass or fail immunizations. There was no Tdap available. The Dept of State says immigrants are not to be held up waiting for a shot or making multiple trips for boosters. His shot was waived for not being available.

Then there is Duality whose fiance's K1 visa is non-immigrant. She got nothing for the Tdap/Td/DTP (any variation). She is technically incomplete. His fiancé can get Td in the US before applying for AOS. So the statement-- MAY be eligible for a blanket waiver is just that. The person looking at her file MAY accept the excuse "not available" without blinking an eye. Or he MAY say she could certainly have gotten the shot in the US before filing. I would skip the civil surgeon and roll the dice. The worse that could happen is being sent to a civil surgeon, right? The best that could happen is getting a greencard without the hassle, time, or money spent on a civil surgeon. His decision.

Nich-Nick,

Thanks for the explanation once again.

I'm grateful for your clarification 2+ years ago and thankful my then fiancée's AOS went through without issues.

The issue with I-693 alone may be convincing enough for someone to consider filing for CR1/IR1 instead of K1

Houston100 RFE was for missing Tdap shot.

My fiancee is missing "TD" shot. On her DS-3025, doctor checked the column for "Not Routinely Available" for the

"TD" shot. So it seems Houston100's fiancee had the same issue, but except it was for "Tdap".

But sounds like he found a cheap doctor (hopefully) that can transcribe without requiring the full medical check,

so I will try to piggy back off that same doctor if I can.

Sounds good

All the best!

Thanks for the thoughtful post again.

It seems this may be kind of common for certain medical exam facilities in China.

Here is a very fresh thread on Chinese fiancee not getting the Tdap (our's was TD),

and they received RFE, and looks like they were able to get the shot

and I-693 without doing full medical...in HOUSTON...so I will see if I can

go through the same CS. So it may not be too bad...we will see.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/508786-vaccine-rfe/

Thanks again!!

It's unclear to me what triggered houston100's RFE from his posting.

Did he receive the RFE because he did not send in the DS-3025 or was he actually missing the required shots?

We know of 4 K-1 cases with Chinese fiancées including ourselves who had no issues at AOS by just sending in our DS-3025.

The USCIS accepted our DS-3025 from China with no requirements for booster shots.

My then-fiancée received 3 shots the same day in Guangzhou: Td, MMR, and Varicella in 2011. These were recorded in her DS-3025. Her DS-3025 result section had checked marks in the boxes: "Vaccine History Incomplete", and "Applicant may be eligible for blanket waiver..."

A few weeks ago, another friend of ours had a child come in with an IR2 visa. The child's DS-3025 had the same boxes checked. Tdap was not given to the child because it was not available in China. That didn't cause any issue with immigration. However, the child's school in the U.S. requires Tdap for enrollment, so they went to the local Health Department for the Tdap shot, which had nothing to do with the USCIS.

Bobby

I see...its getting more clear every time you speak...

So we have some difference here....

My fiancee only received:

1. CD in a sealed envelope (which she has)

2. A sealed envelope (which she turned in to embassy during interview)

I'm not sure if this was big or small envelope

3. Yellow book

And your fiancee received these items that my fiancee didn't

4. Large tube of x-ray

5. DS-3025

6. Small (white) envelope addressed to USCIS

And of course we are waiting for the brown sealed envelope from embassy...now

I'm not worried about (4) above, but I have to check with my fiancee on (5) and (6)

which I don't believe she received after the medical exam/shots.

Also, your link to the image is not working...can you correct the link?

Thank much again...I'm sure googleplex is quietly listening in and thanking you as well.

You are most welcomed, and I hope these posts will help others in the future

I'm not sure why you're having issues with the link.

I attached the image to this post, so hopefully you can see it

I think we are getting very close to the final answer through this discussion...

She received 2 sealed envelopes.

One contained CD and another presumably contained medical exam results, and shot records.

Embassy only wanted the non-CD sealed envelope so that's turned in.

The "small sealed enveloped" you are talking about, is that something that she turned in during the interview,

and then got it back with passport and visa later? That's what we are expecting...hoping we're right on this.

But I thought this sealed envelope (and possibly the CD sealed envelope) needed to be turned in at POE?

Then what's left to file the AOS with?

Which sealed envelope did your fiancee turn in at POE?

The CD is an X-ray image. Back in the stone age (2011), X-ray was in the form of a large film that they roll up into a tube No one (POE, consulate, etc) asked for it. We still have it at home in the closet

So she received the X-ray tube and larger sealed (white) envelope after her medical exam. She only turned in the larger sealed (white)envelope before the interview.

k-1 is different than immigrant visa types such as CR1 and IR1, where vaccination is required. You could skip vaccination in China for k-1 and only receive those shots after you get married in the U.S. and want to file for AOS in the U.S.

After my-then-fiancée passed the interview, she went and got her shots. She was then issued the yellow book, a copy of the DS-3025, and a smaller sealed (white) envelope addressed to the USCIS.

So she came into the U.S. with her X-ray, the smaller sealed (white) vaccination envelope and of course the big brown sealed envelope that came back with her passport.

She only turned in the big brown sealed envelop at the POE and not the sealed vaccination envelope.

Perhaps most people do not have the smaller sealed (white) envelope because they received vaccination at their medical exam.

It may be OK to turn in the DS-3025 your fiancée has for AOS although it's not in a sealed envelope, but be sure to make a copy (or multiple copies) in case the USCIS or USPS loses your AOS paperwork and you have to refile

Here again is the link that shows the front and back of the smaller sealed white envelope my-then-fiancée received after her shots:

http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastupby&cat=0&pid=28652&uid=94211#top_display_media

I will be in the same boat as DualityOneness in 3 months. I just got my NOA2 last Friday and my fiancee will go through the medical exam in Guangzhou too. My fiancée is not able to find her vaccination record before the age of 7. I compared the record from my international certificates of vaccination (which I obtained from the medical exam for my F4 visa in Guangzhou 13 years ago) with her vaccination record. She is missing 6 of the vaccinations, although the required vaccinations may have been changed after 13 years. If my fiancée were to take all those vaccinations before departure (2 shots each time and 6 weeks apart), it may push the departure date to Late January or Early February. The airline fare usually peaks between Jan and Feb in China due to Spring Holidays. It is undesirable for my fiancée to stay in China after Dec because of the extra time required and the overly inflated airline fare. The increase in the airline fare for 3 trips (1 round trip for me and 1 one-way trip for my fiancée) is likely to be several times the amount of visiting a civil surgeon in the US.

But if what bobbyA said if true, I don't need to worry about the booster shots at all.

In the case of my-then-fiancée, she did not bring anything else with her to the medical besides the interview letter and her passport. She did not bring any shot records, I don't think. But if your fiancée has records, by all means bring them just in case.

I have not heard/read of anyone having to wait for all the shots to be completed before coming. Everyone seems to receive just one round of shots and no more.

However, I have read about people (very few/rare) with medical issues revealed by the X-ray and blood test that delayed their coming to the U.S.

It is also my-then-fiancée's experience that you can go through the interview without turning in medical results. They will interview her but won't issue the visa until she turns in her medical results. This is no different that missing some other forms such Affidavit of Support during the interview. They'll just issue you a blue slip or whatever color slip to ask for the missing or incomplete document.

We experience a very close call because back in 2011 there were 2 medical facilities in Guangzhou that handles immigrant medical examinations. We picked the one that provided services on Saturdays. Big mistake because they had a problem with their blood work machine. We did not get her results that Saturday, and she had to turn in medical and other documents on Monday for an interview on Tuesday. It was a two-day affair back then.

Come Monday, we did not have her medical report. The medical facility even told us they called the consulate to reschedule our interview. It was very stressful. I went to the American Citizen Services to ask if we could turn in documents minus medical report. They officer said yes, so my-then-fiancée went. Come Tuesday Monday at 8:30am, they still could not give us the medical report. My fiancée went to the consulate while I went to the medical facility to ask for the report. I got it at 10am, rushed to the consulate, gave it to her just a few minutes before her interview. We passed the interview.

I hope no one else has to go through what we went through. Not fun

WOW ... that is awesome to know that booster shots are not required!!!

So I think we are set then.

I will follow what you did.

I'm glad I kept asking questions on this.

Thanks.

I'm glad my experience helped

Does your fiancée have the smaller sealed envelope addressed to the USCIS as well? We didn't know about it prior to my-then-fiancée's interview, and after she was given the envelope we still didn't know what it was for It took us a while to realize that it might be the DS-3025 since "Vaccination Form" was printed on the envelope, and she remembered she was told at the Guangzhou medical facility that it was to be used in the U.S., but we didn't know it was for AOS.

Sometimes we make things a little too complicated than they need to be No one can blame us either because we're dealing with the USCIS

Hope all goes well for you!

Thanks Bobby that's very informative to know, and yes I agree that Nich-Nick is awesome on this (and many other) topics. I read several of his posts already on this.

So, what you are saying is she "completed" all her shots "at one time" in China, and didn't need any second round of shots after some waiting period?

My fiancee had 2 shots, and she can take 2 more after 6 weeks.

So the sealed envelope (DS-3025) that she will eventually receive from the embassy,

will have 2 shots missing. So in our case, we can't just submit that only.

So we have to pickup 2 more shots in China or in USA, and I'm trying to find a way to get it done in

China and have complete shot records listed on DS-3025, though this one won't be in a sealed envelope

because she has already passed the interview.

So, I'm trying to determine...

1) if she can get the DS-3025 with all shots completed in China

2) and whether we can submit the update DS-3025 along with the sealed envelope that contains

original DS-3025 (with 2 shots taken and 2 missing),

3) Or they will require us to go through the I-693 transcribing with the new DS-3025.

My fiancée's DS-3025 had "incomplete" entries as well, and that wasn't an issue. She only had the initial 2 shots required for AOS. Booster shots (the other 2 missing shots) were not required for AOS.

It is possible that someone could come to the U.S. within the 6-week window and not be eligible medically to receive the booster shots, get married and file for AOS with the original DS-3025 with missing booster shots.

It was our experience that booster shots were not required for AOS, and it is a personal choice to receive the booster shots afterwards. I think most people would try to avoid unnecessary shots

I know it is very confusing with some people saying that the booster shots and I-693 are required. I went through that struggle a few years ago, and I survived to share my experience with you

Bobby

Yup, she has the list of shots and medical exam result in what Chinese call it a "yellow book",

so we just need to hunt down a copy of DS-3025 from the hospital if they let us get one.

I'm trying hard to avoid doing I-693 if possible, we'll see.

What a mess this is...

Thanks...

Nich-Nick was a great help a few years ago calming our fear of the I-693.

My then fiancé came over on k-1 and did AOS with just one round of shots she received in Guangzhou.

Because we were not sure if her k-1 would be approved, she only had her medical exam done without any shots prior to the interview.

She was given a sealed envelope and X-ray to be taken to her interview.

After she passed her interview, she went back and got her shots. The Guangzhou medical facility then gave her immunization records in the form of a yellow booklet, a copy of the DS-3025, and then a sealed envelope addressed to the USCIS: http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastupby&uid=94211

We did not open the sealed envelope, but we guessed it was the official copy of the DS-3025 for AOS because she has a k-1 visa. This envelope was smaller than the one that contained the results of her medical that she turned in at the interview.

We mailed the sealed envelope with her AOS package to the USCIS, and she got her green card without any issues at AOS that year.

She got her shots in July 2011 in China, I brought her back to the States early September, we got married and filed AOS at the end of September. She received her green card in February 2012. No I-693 was involved.

Bobby

When you put in an e request, which receipt number do they want? The first from the NOA1 or the Bio Number?

I think we had to put in the NOA1 and not the bio. I remember having trouble with the bio number, then I wised up and tried the NOA1 number and it went through.

You know, I feel like your petition will be worked on soon. We filed an e-request 1 day after our 6-months, got a reply like "your petition is undergoing final review" the next day. The second day after that we called and was told of our approval. We didn't get any notification (email/text/letter) about the approval until 4 days later.

So I suggest submitting the e-request the day after your 6 months, then give them a call a couple of days later.

I don't know if submitting an e-request did the trick or it was time for them to work on our case anyway.

Good luck and I hope you get approved soon!

Card received today!

Also received text and email form USCIS: "The USPS reported that your new card was delivered on May 17, 2014"

California Service Center (34 applicants, 28 approved - 82%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
BOHOLANA_HERE.........10/30/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/18/14
SPECIAL4EVER..........11/01/13......11/06/13......11/27/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)
KAIBIL1977............11/04/13......11/??/13......12/02/13......03/10/14(Card received 03/12)
TAEKNO................11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/13/14
SUNNYCALIFORNIAN......11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/24/24(Early Bio 11/18)(Card received 03/31)
HOPE.ANDSUN...........11/04/13......11/05/13......??/??/13......03/14/14(Early Bio 11/21)
IMMIG1234.............11/04/13......11/04/13......11/29/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)(Early Bio 11/14)
A&M-FOREVER...........11/05/13......11/07/13......xx/xx/xx......--/--/--(Military, applied from overseas)
REDBLUFF..............11/06/13......11/12/13......12/06/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/20)
CHIMPOOOOO............11/09/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/17/14
ITSC..................11/12/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/24/14(Early Bio 12/06)
MEK...................11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/27/14
STJARNA...............11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
JOHN+LOURDELIE........11/12/13......11/15/13......12/06/13......03/17/14(Card received 03/23)
BLITHELY..............11/13/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
PAOJACK...............11/13/13......11/15/13......12/10/13......03/13/14(Card received 03/20)
S & P.................11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......04/08/14(Card received 04/17)
ZEDBRAGUY.............11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/10)
VIGGY.................11/14/13......11/15/13......12/16/13......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)
GILDAYJASON...........11/15/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......03/24/14(Card received 03/31)
JJJDDDLLL.............11/16/13......11/19/13......12/12/13......03/13/14(Early Bio 12/4)
ASKOLANG .............11/18/13......11/22/13......12/16/13......03/20/14(Card received 03/28)
S/B...................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Early Bio 12/17)
OSCAR12...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/16/13......04/08/14
NENTON................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/17/13......03/18/14
RALYSE................11/22/13......11/27/13......12/17/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/01)
HEATH AND SORAIA......11/23/13......11/??/13......12/24/13......--/--/--
DAVE AND KINNARI......11/22/13......11/25/13......12/23/13......03/14/14(Card received 03/20)
FROSTIANA.............11/??/13......11/25/13......12/30/13......04/18/14
PRECIOUSONE...........11/25/13......11/26/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
TILEEKA...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/20/13......04/01/14(Rescheduled Bio 12/30)
KATIE&GUSTAVO.........11/25/13......11/27/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
DINDO AND PATTY.......11/25/13......11/27/13......12/23/13......03/24/14(Card received 04/01)
LARRY86...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/24/13......04/16/14(RFE received 03/26, responded 04/09)(Card received 04/22)


Vermont Service Center (26 applicants, 18 approved (69%) [11 transfer to CSC])

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
WORRIEDNEWBIE.........10/28/13......11/01/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
BOSTONDUDE............10/28/13......11/05/13......12/13/13......03/25/14
INSANEMAN01...........10/28/13......11/04/13......12/06/13......04/30/14
BELLENPEPPER..........10/29/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/24/14(11/19 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 03/31)
WALVAREZ..............11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......05/08/14(Card received 05/16)
RUNNINGTRACKS.........11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(RFE Received 04/25)
BOBBYA................11/04/13......11/06/13......12/04/13......05/08/14(Early Bio 11/29)(Card received 05/17)
BABSAA................11/04/13......11/??/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 04/25)
CARLOS EA.............11/06/13......11/08/13......12/13/13......04/11/14(Early Bio 12/04)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MRAG..................??/??/13......11/12/13......12/??/13......05/05/14
DEZAMAN...............11/??/13......11/13/13......12/12/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 03/28)
ROCK81................11/06/13......11/15/13......12/26/13......04/15/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MLEE..................11/13/13......11/15/13......12/19/13......04/07/14(card received 04/14)
NKS...................11/16/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......05/07/14(Early Bio 12/16)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
DMAV35................11/14/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......04/25/14(Early Bio 12/02)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
VICKYP................11/18/13......11/20/13......12/26/13......--/--/--
CODEGEEK..............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......05/15/14
ESCUREL...............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
SF2007................11/18/13......11/21/13......12/19/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
KITTY17...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......04/28/14(Early Bio 12/05)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
ROD N CHRISTY.........11/20/13......11/25/13......12/26/13......--/--/--(RFE received 03/17?, responded 03/28?)
ROBERT DE BONDA.......11/22/13......12/02/13......12/20/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
EM_VANDAVEER..........11/22/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......04/30/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC) (Card received 05/06)
FIFTH ECHELON.........11/23/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......05/06/14(Early Bio 12/10)
KSWSKY94..............11/22/13......11/26/13......12/27/13......--/--/--
CHARLINELP............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/30/13......05/15/14(Early Bio 12/26)




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Hello all -

Please forgive me but I am not sure how to add our info to the list...

We sent our I 751 in - 11/20/2013 (VSC)

Date of NOA: 11/25/2013

Biometrics: 12/26/2013

Rod n Christy, welcome to the VSC filing group Your now on the list!

California Service Center (34 applicants, 28 approved - 82%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

BOHOLANA_HERE.........10/30/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/18/14

SPECIAL4EVER..........11/01/13......11/06/13......11/27/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)

KAIBIL1977............11/04/13......11/??/13......12/02/13......03/10/14(Card received 03/12)

TAEKNO................11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/13/14

SUNNYCALIFORNIAN......11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/24/24(Early Bio 11/18)(Card received 03/31)

HOPE.ANDSUN...........11/04/13......11/05/13......??/??/13......03/14/14(Early Bio 11/21)

IMMIG1234.............11/04/13......11/04/13......11/29/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)(Early Bio 11/14)

A&M-FOREVER...........11/05/13......11/07/13......xx/xx/xx......--/--/--(Military, applied from overseas)

REDBLUFF..............11/06/13......11/12/13......12/06/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/20)

CHIMPOOOOO............11/09/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/17/14

ITSC..................11/12/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/24/14(Early Bio 12/06)

MEK...................11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/27/14

STJARNA...............11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)

JOHN+LOURDELIE........11/12/13......11/15/13......12/06/13......03/17/14(Card received 03/23)

BLITHELY..............11/13/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)

PAOJACK...............11/13/13......11/15/13......12/10/13......03/13/14(Card received 03/20)

S & P.................11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......04/08/14(Card received 04/17)

ZEDBRAGUY.............11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/10)

VIGGY.................11/14/13......11/15/13......12/16/13......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)

GILDAYJASON...........11/15/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......03/24/14(Card received 03/31)

JJJDDDLLL.............11/16/13......11/19/13......12/12/13......03/13/14(Early Bio 12/4)

ASKOLANG .............11/18/13......11/22/13......12/16/13......03/20/14(Card received 03/28)

S/B...................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Early Bio 12/17)

OSCAR12...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/16/13......04/08/14

NENTON................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/17/13......03/18/14

RALYSE................11/22/13......11/27/13......12/17/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/01)

HEATH AND SORAIA......11/23/13......11/??/13......12/24/13......--/--/--

DAVE AND KINNARI......11/22/13......11/25/13......12/23/13......03/14/14(Card received 03/20)

FROSTIANA.............11/??/13......11/25/13......12/30/13......04/18/14

PRECIOUSONE...........11/25/13......11/26/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)

TILEEKA...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/20/13......04/01/14(Rescheduled Bio 12/30)

KATIE&GUSTAVO.........11/25/13......11/27/13......--/--/13......--/--/--

DINDO AND PATTY.......11/25/13......11/27/13......12/23/13......03/24/14(Card received 04/01)

LARRY86...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/24/13......04/16/14(RFE received 03/26, responded 04/09)(Card received 04/22)

Vermont Service Center (26 applicants, 16 approved (62%) [11 transfer to CSC])

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

WORRIEDNEWBIE.........10/28/13......11/01/13......--/--/13......--/--/--

BOSTONDUDE............10/28/13......11/05/13......12/13/13......03/25/14

INSANEMAN01...........10/28/13......11/04/13......12/06/13......04/30/14

BELLENPEPPER..........10/29/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/24/14(11/19 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 03/31)

WALVAREZ..............11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......05/08/14

RUNNINGTRACKS.........11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(RFE Received 04/25)

BOBBYA................11/04/13......11/06/13......12/04/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 11/29)

BABSAA................11/04/13......11/??/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 04/25)

CARLOS EA.............11/06/13......11/08/13......12/13/13......04/11/14(Early Bio 12/04)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

MRAG..................??/??/13......11/12/13......12/??/13......05/05/14

DEZAMAN...............11/??/13......11/13/13......12/12/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 03/28)

ROCK81................11/06/13......11/15/13......12/26/13......04/15/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

MLEE..................11/13/13......11/15/13......12/19/13......04/07/14(card received 04/14)

NKS...................11/16/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......05/07/14(Early Bio 12/16)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

DMAV35................11/14/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......04/25/14(Early Bio 12/02)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

VICKYP................11/18/13......11/20/13......12/26/13......--/--/--

CODEGEEK..............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......05/15/14

ESCUREL...............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--

SF2007................11/18/13......11/21/13......12/19/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

KITTY17...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......04/28/14(Early Bio 12/05)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

Rod n Christy.........11/20/13......11/25/13......12/26/13......--/--/--

ROBERT DE BONDA.......11/22/13......12/02/13......12/20/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)

EM_VANDAVEER..........11/22/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......04/30/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC) (Card received 05/06)

FIFTH ECHELON.........11/23/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......05/06/14(Early Bio 12/10)

KSWSKY94..............11/22/13......11/26/13......12/27/13......--/--/--

CHARLINELP............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/30/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 12/26)

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Received text and email at 2:16pm

The USPS reported that they picked up mail from USCIS containing your new card on May 15, 2014. The USPS tracking number assigned is #DCN. You can use this number at <a href="https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=#DCN" target="_blank">www.usps.com</a> to view updates to the delivery status of your mail. You should receive your new card within 7 days. If you do not, or if you move before you get it, please call our customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

The DCN number wasn't in the email, but it was on the case status website. Interesting

Woke up this morning to see a text message and an email from USCIS. Text was sent at 3:45am and email at 3:46am. Must be some automated message sending system.

Email read:
On May 15, 2014, we mailed the new card directly to the address we have on file. You should receive your new card within 30 days. If you do not, or if you move before you get it, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

The same message appeared on USCIS status website.

For once, snail mail beat email, at least in our case

Two days ago (5/12), we received snail mail saying our ROC was approved on 5/8. The letter was postmarked 5/9.

Today (5/14), we received both text and email about new case status:

On May 9, 2014, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

The case status webpage actually updated today.

Not complaining about the good news, just wondering how USCIS works.

Congrats on your ROC approval!!!

Thank you Lise,

Hope your approval takes shorted than mine! Given that you filed at CSC, you probably will see it a lot sooner

Received a letter today:

Dated of Decision: 05/08/2014

Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved. You are deemed to be a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States as of the date of your original admission or adjustment of status.

You should receive a new Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551 (green card), within 60 days...

Although we received text and email notifications for NOA1, we did not receive any for the approval. The USCIS status website wasn't updated either and still shows our NOA1 date and "Initial Review".

California Service Center (34 applicants, 28 approved - 82%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
BOHOLANA_HERE.........10/30/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/18/14
SPECIAL4EVER..........11/01/13......11/06/13......11/27/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)
KAIBIL1977............11/04/13......11/??/13......12/02/13......03/10/14(Card received 03/12)
TAEKNO................11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/13/14
SUNNYCALIFORNIAN......11/04/13......11/05/13......12/02/13......03/24/24(Early Bio 11/18)(Card received 03/31)
HOPE.ANDSUN...........11/04/13......11/05/13......??/??/13......03/14/14(Early Bio 11/21)
IMMIG1234.............11/04/13......11/04/13......11/29/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/19)(Early Bio 11/14)
A&M-FOREVER...........11/05/13......11/07/13......xx/xx/xx......--/--/--(Military, applied from overseas)
REDBLUFF..............11/06/13......11/12/13......12/06/13......03/12/14(Card received 03/20)
CHIMPOOOOO............11/09/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/17/14
ITSC..................11/12/13......11/13/13......12/10/13......03/24/14(Early Bio 12/06)
MEK...................11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/27/14
STJARNA...............11/12/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
JOHN+LOURDELIE........11/12/13......11/15/13......12/06/13......03/17/14(Card received 03/23)
BLITHELY..............11/13/13......11/14/13......12/11/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
PAOJACK...............11/13/13......11/15/13......12/10/13......03/13/14(Card received 03/20)
S & P.................11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......04/08/14(Card received 04/17)
ZEDBRAGUY.............11/14/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/10)
VIGGY.................11/14/13......11/15/13......12/16/13......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)
GILDAYJASON...........11/15/13......11/18/13......12/13/13......03/24/14(Card received 03/31)
JJJDDDLLL.............11/16/13......11/19/13......12/12/13......03/13/14(Early Bio 12/4)
ASKOLANG .............11/18/13......11/22/13......12/16/13......03/20/14(Card received 03/28)
S/B...................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Early Bio 12/17)
OSCAR12...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/16/13......04/08/14
NENTON................11/19/13......11/21/13......12/17/13......03/18/14
RALYSE................11/22/13......11/27/13......12/17/13......--/--/--(RFE received 04/01)
HEATH AND SORAIA......11/23/13......11/??/13......12/24/13......--/--/--
DAVE AND KINNARI......11/22/13......11/25/13......12/23/13......03/14/14(Card received 03/20)
FROSTIANA.............11/??/13......11/25/13......12/30/13......04/18/14
PRECIOUSONE...........11/25/13......11/26/13......12/24/13......03/18/14(Card received 03/26)
TILEEKA...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/20/13......04/01/14(Rescheduled Bio 12/30)
KATIE&GUSTAVO.........11/25/13......11/27/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
DINDO AND PATTY.......11/25/13......11/27/13......12/23/13......03/24/14(Card received 04/01)
LARRY86...............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/24/13......04/16/14(RFE received 03/26, responded 04/09)(Card received 04/22)


Vermont Service Center (25 applicants, 16 approved (64%) [11 transfer to CSC])

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
WORRIEDNEWBIE.........10/28/13......11/01/13......--/--/13......--/--/--
BOSTONDUDE............10/28/13......11/05/13......12/13/13......03/25/14
INSANEMAN01...........10/28/13......11/04/13......12/06/13......04/30/14
BELLENPEPPER..........10/29/13......11/01/13......11/26/13......03/24/14(11/19 Transfer to CSC)(Card received 03/31)
WALVAREZ..............11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......05/08/14
RUNNINGTRACKS.........11/02/13......11/05/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(RFE Received 04/25)
BOBBYA................11/04/13......11/06/13......12/04/13......05/08/14(Early Bio 11/29)
BABSAA................11/04/13......11/??/13......12/11/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 04/25)
CARLOS EA.............11/06/13......11/08/13......12/13/13......04/11/14(Early Bio 12/04)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MRAG..................??/??/13......11/12/13......12/??/13......05/05/14
DEZAMAN...............11/??/13......11/13/13......12/12/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)(RFE received 03/28)
ROCK81................11/06/13......11/15/13......12/26/13......04/15/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
MLEE..................11/13/13......11/15/13......12/19/13......04/07/14(card received 04/14)
NKS...................11/16/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......05/07/14(Early Bio 12/16)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
DMAV35................11/14/13......11/19/13......??/??/13......04/25/14(Early Bio 12/02)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
VICKYP................11/18/13......11/20/13......12/26/13......--/--/--
CODEGEEK..............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
ESCUREL...............11/18/13......11/21/13......12/23/13......--/--/--
SF2007................11/18/13......11/21/13......12/19/13......--/--/--(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
KITTY17...............11/19/13......11/21/13......12/24/13......04/28/14(Early Bio 12/05)(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
ROBERT DE BONDA.......11/22/13......12/02/13......12/20/13......04/24/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC)
EM_VANDAVEER..........11/22/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......04/30/14(03/14 Transfer to CSC) (Card received 05/06)
FIFTH ECHELON.........11/23/13......11/26/13......12/26/13......05/06/14(Early Bio 12/10)
KSWSKY94..............11/22/13......11/26/13......12/27/13......--/--/--
CHARLINELP............11/25/13......11/27/13......12/30/13......--/--/--(Early Bio 12/26)




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Congrats bobbyA !!!

Thank you!!

Good what is tier 2

Tier-1 is the person who answers the phone first, the "gatekeeper" who answers simple questions but can't give you the details you want. Tier-2 are the people who can look up more information about your case and tell you more. That's my explanation.

We got a reply this afternoon for our e-request submitted yesterday morning exactly 1 day over the 6 months "normal processing time":

Your Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751) is undergoing final review by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). To date, a decision notice has not been sent regarding your petition. You should receive a decision notice or notice of other action within 60 days of the date of this letter.

Not contented with the reply, we called the USCIS this evening. The tier-1 rep came online very shortly, and she was very nice to not keep us waiting by acknowledge immediately on her own that our case is "outside of the normal processing time," and she transferred us to tier-2 without delay.

We waited over an hour for tier-2, who is another very nice lady. After verifying all of our information, she said we called at the right time. Our petition was approved today. However, the online status is not updated. She said we should allow 30-days for the new card to be mailed to us.

We hope she's right, and we hope to receive an email, a text confirmation, or an update on the USCIS status website soon.

Hi all,

We just got the approval text /email.

Good luck to everyone!

Congratulations!

Hope the rest of us will hear something soon too!

Hi everyone,

My case went over 6 months yesterday, so I decided to submit an e-request and this is what I got this morning.

"Our records show that your Form I-751 is currently pending adjudication. We regret that we are unable to provide you with a completion date at this time. We apologize for the delay."

Pretty fast reply but not quite what I expected!

My wife's case went over 6 months today (just one day behind yours), and we submitted an e-request this morning. So I expect to get the same reply as you did.

We also contacted our congressman's office.

Hopefully we'll hear something soon.

Looks like almost all of the CSC transfers have had some sort of action on their case. VSC really does need to get its act together.

Agree.

Still waiting...

Hi guys, I have a real question not about some tv show this time: We are getting ready to file our ROC and I suspect that we are not going to have the new green card by the time the old one expires. My question is will Jenie be able to work in the time between the old card expiration date and the arrival of the new card? Oh and happy valentines day in advance friends!!

Yes, Jenie will be able to work. Just show the employer her NOA1 (1-year extension letter)

Holy cow! You did ROC only a year after AOS? How'd you pull that off? I thought we had to do it within 3 months of the date on the green card?

And yay! You got it done. Pretty straight forward?

We filed AOS on 2011-09-27 and received Green Card on 2012-02-11. The Green Card expires 2014-02-01, so our 90-day window opened on 2013-11-03. We filed ROC on 2014-11-04

We sent bank statements (joint checking account) for every month since September 2011, car titles with both names, home title with both names, property tax with both names for the past 2 years, IRS tax transcripts for 2011 and 2012, airline boarding passes, and our driver licenses showing same address. Sent about 6 photos since they're not important from what I read.

Pretty straight forward I guess. We'll see if the USCIS accepts what we sent

I think many of you have already started this process but for those of you who haven't yet, we have a new home on the next step!! I miss you all and am happy to see all the new babies and exciting things going on since we filled that K1 4 years ago!!!

I will be back to update with links.

xoDiz

Wow, 4 years ago!!!

Thank you for remembering us! We filed ROC in November 2013 and hope to hear something soon.

Thought I'd stop by to say Hi and wish you and all 2010 Decemberite K1'ers a smooth ROC journey!

Bobby